Lake Superior
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Lake Superior
- /ˌleiːk suːˈpiɹiɚ/ US
- [ˌleiːk̥ sʌːˈpʰiɹiɚ] US
- [ˌleiːk̥ sɪu̯ːˈpʰiɹiɚ] US
Where it comes from
lake + superior. Calque of French lac Supérieur (“uppermost lake”), from lac+supérieur, named by 17th-century French explorers for its location as the furthest upstream and highest in altitude of the Great Lakes. By surface analysis, a proprialization from superior.
proper noun
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A lake in Canada and the United States: the largest of the Great Lakes, the largest freshwater lake in the world by area, and the third largest freshwater lake in the world by volume.
Similar: Gitche Gumee
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name the lake
| Español | Lago Superior |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 슈피리어호 Syupirieoho |
| 日本語 | スペリオル湖 Superioru-ko |
| हिन्दी | सुपीरियर झील supīriyar jhīl |
| Português | Lago Superior |
| Français | lac Supérieur |
| Deutsch | Oberer See |
| Italiano | lago Superiore |
| Ελληνικά | Λίμνη Σουπίριορ Límni Soupírior |
| Română | Lacul Superior |
| Русский | Ве́рхнее о́зеро Vérxneje ózero |
| Tiếng Việt | hồ Thượng |
| العربية | بُحَيْرَة سُوبِيرِيوُر |
| עברית | ימת סופיריור yamá supérior |
Talk about this word "Lake Superior." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lake%20superior. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Lake Superior. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lake%20superior "Lake Superior." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lake%20superior.Cite this
@misc{lake_superior_2026,
title = {Lake Superior},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lake%20superior},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
